Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MCD500 McIntosh
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McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 MCD500 Owner ’ s Manual SA CD /CD P la y er.
2 3 The lightning ash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger - ous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
3 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions.
4 Thank Y ou Y our decisio n to own t his McIntosh MCD 500 SA CD/ CD P lay e r ra n k s yo u at the ver y top a mong discr i mi nat ing music listeners. Y ou no w hav e “ T he Best. ” The Mc Intosh dedication to “Q ual ity , ” is assu r ance t hat you will receive many year s o f musical en jo y ment f rom t his u n it.
5 1 . Compact Discs t hat are not round ( e. g. N ov elty d iscs with oct agonal or hear t shapes ) wi ll not pl ay properly in the MCD5 0 0 a nd sho uld not be tr ied , as possibl e da m- age may occur .
6 Introduct ion MCD 50 0 F eatures The McIntosh M CD5 00 SA CD /CD P layer o f fers t he latest in aud io technolo gy , providi ng state of the ar t reproduct ion o f audio progra m sou rces. A f ul l compl ement o f per for - mance feat u res al lo ws f or the enjo y ment of the S A CD special aud io f or mat av ailable on discs.
7 Dimensions Dimensions The fo llo wi ng di mensions can a ssist in dete r m in i ng the best location f or y our MCD5 00. Ther e is add itional in- fo r mat ion on the next pag e per tai n ing to i n stal li ng the MCD 500 into cabinet s. 3 17- 1/2 " 44.
8 Installation Installation The MCD5 00 ca n be placed upr ight on a table o r shelf, sta ndi ng on its fo ur feet. It also can be cu stom in st alled in a pi ece of fu r nit u re or cabinet of y ou r cho ice. The f our feet may be remov ed f rom the bott om o f the MCD5 0 0 when it is custom i nst alled a s outlined b el ow .
9 3 Rear P anel Connections PO W ER CONT RO L I N receives t u r n- on signa ls f rom a McIntosh comp o - nent and P O W ER CON- TRO L OUT send s t u r n- on signa ls on to a nothe r Mc I ntosh Compo nent Con nec t the MCD500 power cord to a live A C outlet.
10 MCD 50 0 Connections MCD 50 0 Connections The MCD5 00 ha s the abilit y to be re mote ly switched On / Off f rom a Mc Intosh P reamplif ier or A / V Cont ro l Center via t he P ower Control connect ion.
11 MCD 50 0 Direct to a Po wer Amplifi er Connections MCD 50 0 Direct to a Po wer Amplifi er Connections The MCD5 00 ha s the abilit y to be con nect ed d ire ctly to a P ow er A mplif ier and remotely switch the amplif ier a nd other sou rce components O n /Off via t he P ower Control con nect ion.
12 F ront Panel Displa ys, C ontrols, Pus h- but tons and Jack Sta ndby Po wer O n Ind icator IR Se nsor r eceives com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol Disc T ray ope ns t o load a nd un load a d isc Fr.
13 F ront Panel Information Displays Ind icate s the t y pe of disc loade d, CD or SA CD Ind icate s the Re peat Mode selected ; Repe at Al l (T ra cks ), Repe at 1 (T rack) or R ep eat f rom point A .
14 Note: The Remote C ont rol Push -b ut tons w ith a “gra yed b ackg rou nd” a re for use w ith other McInto sh Prod uct s. Remote Control P ush- But tons Access a ny numbe red op er at- ing f unc tion Use to Clear t he las t pro - g ra m med t r ack Use to select var ious d isc in for mat ion, i ncludi ng ti me, on the Front Panel Display .
15 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The Remote Control is capabl e o f per form i ng basic Oper - ati ng Funct ions f or the MCD 500 S A CD/ CD Play e r . Notes : 1 . Refer to t he “H ow to Ope rate ” S ect ion of thi s man - ual for ad dit ional infor ma tio n using thi s Remote Control.
16 How to Operate the MCD500 P ow er On The Red LED abov e t he ST AN DB Y /ON Push-but ton lights to i ndicate the MCD5 0 0 is i n Sta ndby mode . T o Switch ON the M CD5 00, press t he S T A N DB Y /ON Push-but ton on the Fro nt P anel or the PWR ( P ow er ) P ush-but ton on the Remote Control.
17 5. The T e xt Di spla y Mode ma y be ca n- celed b y pre ssing the DSP/TI ME Push - but ton on t he Remote Cont rol. Refer t o f ig ure 1 6 . 6. O ne of the T rac k Time Mode s may a lso be di s- playe d inst ead of th e T rack Num ber, by pres sing the DSP/TI ME Pu sh- but ton on t he Remote Co n- tr ol.
18 is progr am med t o pl ay T rack 6 fo l lo w ed by T ra ck 4 and then T rack 2. Notes : 1 . T he MCD5 0 0 mu st be i n STO P Mode with th e Dis c TOC (T able of Conte nts) read be fore the Prog ram Playback Mod e F eat ure c an be ac tiv ated .
19 Display Brig htness The MCD5 00 Fron t Panel Infor mation Displa y has t wo br ightness set t i ngs. T o change from t he de fault sett i ng (br ighte st o f the t wo ) pe r fo r m t he f oll owing: 1 . If the MCD5 00 is playing a disc pr ess the STO P < P ush -but ton.
20 The t hi rd press of the I N PUT Pu sh-butt on or the I N TR O P ush- button w ill ret u r n to playing t he disc i n the MCD5 00 a nd the Fro nt Panel Disp lay will i ndicate V olume Leve l.
21 How to Operate the MCD500, con’t Fi g u re 42 Fi g u re 43 Operation i n a McIntosh S ystem The MCD5 00 basic t ra nspor t f u nctions may also be controlled by using the Remote Control that comes w ith a Mc I ntosh Control Center or P rea mplif ier .
22 Specif ications Audio Specificat ions General Speci fic ations Fi xed Output lev el 2.0 V r m s Unbalanced 4. 0V r ms Balance d V ar iable Output lev el 0 - 6. 0V r ms Unbalanced 0 - 1 2. 0 V r m s Balanced Output Impedance 600 oh ms Unbalanced a nd Balanced Frequen cy Response 4Hz to 40,000H z, + 0.
23 Packi ng Instr uctions In t he even t it is necessa r y to re pack the equ ipment f or shipment, the equ ipment must be packed exactly as sho w n bel ow . It is v er y imp or t ant th at the four plastic feet are at- ta ched to the bot tom of the equipment.
The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 www .mcintoshlabs.
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